Question 616: Crushed in the Nick of time.

TIME Magazine.
Id
a)Who is that?
b)What's in his hand, that I've sorta blemished?

Question 615: Armageddon out of Here

Connect the 3 to a single entity.
#brownie points for how they connect as well.

1) This is the way the world ends

    This is the way the world ends

    This is the way the world ends

    Not with a bang but a whimper.

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